Senior Systems Director
Location: US, WI, Milwaukee
Salary range: 130000-150000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Industry: Insurance
Function: Information Technology

Company profile:
Cigniti Inc. is a 15 year old Irving, TX based professional services and staffing company which helped companies like Trimac Transportation Services, The Freeman Company, Crowley Maritime Corporation, SUBWAY , Teletech Holdings, Heartland Payment Systems, Merrill Lynch, MoneyGram, Stroz Friedberg, HighRadius Corporation, Hertz, Lego, Exeter Finance, NQ Mobile, SecondStreet Media, IQ Interactive, Intuit, Kabam, Vungle, Winshuttle, Shazam Entertainment, Opera Software ASA, GXS India Technology Center, Commerce to identify the right talent for their ongoing and upcoming projects in multiple locations across the USA. The Cigniti Advantage: With a full time staff of over 500 certified consultants across the USA, Cigniti can be your go-to partner for all your staffing needsDedicated Talent Acquisition team(s) with over a decade and a half of experience and expertise in staffing IT/QA teams15% bench to meet those dynamic business and project demandsOnsite consultants working at client locations have access to a specialized R&amp;D team and senior leadership at no extra cost to our clientsDedicated account management that will take ownership of resource onboarding processes to ensure rapid induction of consultants to your projects Can we schedule a few minutes to talk about your recruitment strategy and plans?  We would like to explore opportunities to work in partnership with your team. We look forward to hearing from you.

Job description:
Our client is an innovative and differentiated suite of valuation solutions and appraisal services for mortgage industry professionals nationwide; solutions include full-service nationwide appraisal management (AMC) services to automated appraisal review technology.  Our commitment to quality and service, combined with our unique partnership approach to clients and appraisers, sets us apart as the nation’s premier appraisal management company (AMC).  Do you believe in challenging the status quo?  Are you driven by a passion for doing things right and doing the right things?  Does a conversation about a new idea prompt another and lead you down a path where you’re excited about finding a new solution?  Do you thrive in a dynamic environment surrounded by innovative technology thought leaders? If so, then this role is for you. Responsibilities of the Position:This position is responsible for applications development, maintenance, budget, vendor management and all Information Technology (IT) responsibilities for the  Development, QA and Support teams. This person will sit on the business board. Accountabilities include:• Develop and implement short-term and strategic initiatives to support business objectives. Direct and manage multiple development groups to ensure business objectives are understood and achieved. • Achievement of customer service level standards and through rigorous monitoring and solicitation of feedback to ensure customer needs are being met. • Support development and implementation of information technology strategic objectives. Provide leadership to ensure timely completion of projects. • Providing leadership for the management of Distributed and Open Source applications. • Provide technical consulting to internal and external customers to achieve business objectives related to technology solutions.   • Manage onshore and offshore Software vendors and related contract negotiations. • Management of budget requirements for responsible cost centers; management of expenses to achieve financial objectives. • Ensure governance and compliance of systems development methodology and deliverables. • Align staff according to skill set and experience to support IT projects for the business. • Promote staff development and cross training programs to improve technical and business knowledge and achieve exceptional results. • Lead and support performance of direct reports and programming staff; provide regular and effective performance coaching. • Participates and represents IT on cross site initiatives within Assurant. • Promote a high engagement culture marked by high creativity, accountability and ownership for results.

Requirements:
The successful candidate will have demonstrated an ability to get things done through others and have a high degree of business acumen.  The ability to establish strong personal credibility and build client relationships throughout the organization is needed in order to deliver client driven solutions.  Prior experience creating and leading in a dynamic and high engagement culture is strongly desired.  The individual must have strong assessment, problem solving, project management and client contracting skills.• Bachelor's degree in MIS, CS, etc. and/or 10 plus years of increasingly responsible professional experience including 4 years management experience. • Experience with and clear understanding of open Source development and databases(PostgreSQL), Technical skills in object oriented technology, web based system development and SQL databases. Required skills and competencies: • Advanced consulting and facilitation skills • Ability to build and cultivate relationships with internal and external constituents • Change leadership and a willingness to challenge the status quo • Excellent communication skills, executive presence and an ability to influence in a collaborative environment • Effective in managing competing priorities and client needs • Experience in new system development and managing large projects • Ability to manage a dynamic creative environment • Open to engaging in out of the box thinking as it pertains to work space, and development of new ideasStrategic orientation: able to clearly align work to the business strategyResults oriented: outcome and metrics driven; use of benchmarking to create, revise and deploy programsDeveloping organization capability: uses sound assessment methods and development activities to support the development of teams and organizations; introduces interventions that will enhance execution of strategic initiativesChange leadership: energizes and alerts groups to the need for change; willingly champions changeInfluencing skills: is able to build value based relationships and leverage them to get things done

Benefits:
Our client offers comprehensive benefits to full time and part time employees including medical, dental, STD, LTD, life insurance, 401(k), generous paid time off and much more.